A group of Lebanese lawyers has filed a complaint with the Attorney General, demanding an investigation into Lebanese banker Antoine Sahnaoui for allegedly committing the offense of 'communication with the Israeli enemy' by co-organizing a dinner in Washington attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to N12 journalist Asaf Rozentzweig.
A group of Lebanese lawyers has filed a complaint with the Attorney General, demanding an investigation into Lebanese banker Antoine Sahnaoui for allegedly committing the offense of 'communication with the Israeli enemy' by co-organizing a dinner in Washington attended by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to N12 journalist Asaf Rozentzweig.
The complaint stems from a dinner on Tuesday night, at which Sahnaoui was reportedly seen dining at the same table as Netanyahu and his wife, as The Zioneer reported. Sahnaoui, a banker residing in the US, has been reportedly involved in behind-the-scenes efforts to promote normalization between Israel and Lebanon, according to a report citing an Iranian source.
The lawyers' complaint invokes a Lebanese law that criminalizes contact with the Israeli enemy. The Attorney General of Lebanon has not yet responded to the filing. Sahnaoui has not publicly commented.
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